PANNA: Resource Pointer #217

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.

*Blue Gold: The Global Water Crisis and the Commodification of the World's Water Supply, 1999*Maude Barlow. Examines fresh water availability problems resulting from pollution and overexploitation of water resources. Argues against commodification and marketing of fresh water. Discusses trade agreements that encourage privatization of water resources and addresses questions including: Who owns water? What rights do transnational corporations have to buy water systems? What laws do we need to protect water? 46 pp. US$12 nonmembers, US$8 members. Contact International Forum on Globalization, 1555 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, CA 94109; phone (415) 771-3394; fax (415) 771-1102; emailifg@ifg.org; websitehttp://www.ifg.org

*Troubled Waters? A Review of the Performance of the Governments of Canada and Ontario under the 1994 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, 1999*Mark Winfield and Greg Jenish. Reviews progress made by Canadian and Ontario governments on commitments made in 1994 to protect and restore water quality in the Great Lakes. Covers progress on three objectives: restoring degraded areas; preventing and controlling pollution; and protecting human and ecosystem health. Includes subsections on pesticides, priority toxic substances, hazardous waste and more. 147 pp. Can$30. Contact Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, 517 College St., Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M6G 4A2; (416) 923-3529; (416) 923-5949; emailcielap@web.net; websitehttp://www.cielap.org/archives.html